Wayne Perrin Kenneth Pfeffer

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Wayne Perrin Kenneth Pfeffer

April 3, 1941 - November 11, 2022 (81 years old)

Wayne Perrin Kenneth Pfeffer Obituary

We are sad to announce that on November 11, 2022, at the age of 81, Wayne Perrin Kenneth Pfeffer (Kitchener, Ontario) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Rholeen Pfeffer and Albert Pfeffer; his sibling Rona Pfeffer; and his close friend Shadow. He is survived by : his wife Patricia Wing; his children, Valerie Kehn (Jim), Perron Pfeffer (Rhonda), Shelley Sutton (Dave), Shane Pfeffer and Pam Wing (Gary); his grandchildren, Krista Cater (Andrew), Breanna Parker (Jordan), Alycia Bingeman (Alan), Mitchell Kehn (Rebecca Grundy), Adam Pfeffer, Holly Pfeffer, Tara Lackie (Mike) and Emily Fedy; his great grandchildren, Blake, Drew Cater, Owen Bingeman, Logan and Emily Pfeffer; and his brother Larry Pfeffer (Diane).

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the KW Humane Society would be appreciated (cards available at the funeral home).

Wayne Perrin Kenneth Pfeffer Obituary (1941 - 2022): Kitchener, Ontario (no date) echovita.com. Available at: https://www.echovita.com/ca/obituaries/on/kitchener/wayne-pfeffer-15505106 (Accessed: 22 December 2023).

Wayne — Patricia Wing. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-485210

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Independent right to the core Vendor's demonstrations are part of market legend

By Beth Gallagher Record staff

Albert Pfeffer shambles back to a sticky table of apple peels and spilt coffee, hooks his cane around his knee, and slowly lights a cigarette.

At first glance you might think the dear 91-year-old man doesn't see the large no- smoking sign above his head.

Guess again.

He sees it just fine. Thank you very much.

In the ordered chaos of a Saturday morning at the Kitchener Farmers Market, Pfeffer is a bit of defiance in the tidy world of shiny fruits and vegetables.

He and his cluttered table draw puzzled looks from the new world, baby-toting types in search of salt-free sausage. From veteran shoppers, he gets a nod and a few waves.

For almost 30 years, Pfeffer has made his way to the market with a gym bag full of invention-state-of-the-art apple corers and vegetable peelers that he designed himself.

Although Pfeffer still enjoys his weekly trek to the market, word has it he may be retiring within the year. Until then, however, on most Saturday mornings he can be seen taking off his brown peaked cap, putting a shiny red oilcloth down on his table and dumping dozens of the peelers and corers that he sells for $2.50.

He spends the rest of the morning rearranging the corers, sipping on hot coffee and happily smoking in a no- smoking area

Like most people who have walked this earth for almost a century, Pfeffer has his good days and his bad days. On the good days he can wax philosophic about the glory of the apple corer. His demonstrations of the widely known kitchen tools are legendary.

You can almost hear his body creaking as he slowly rises to show a young family that doesn't speak English how to use the device. With one arm resting on his thin cane, Pfeffer says:

"Hold your apple this way. Put it in on the angle, then straighten it up and go... "If you have baked apples, don't go so far."

Then the loud banging starts because, after all, the apple corer can be used as a meat tenderizer. "It's also a nice, handy little chopper," he says, hammering away at an unsuspecting carrot.

And then he delivers one of his trademark giggles. It's a raspy, short winded chuckle, marinated by cigarettes and age. On his bad days, he can be seen wandering from his table, falling asleep or trying to "flirt" with the young ladies.

He is alternatively described as a "real ladies man," flesty, stubborn, merry, and "part of the market family."

According to market management, his chain smoking caused problems for some of the vendors upstairs where he used to sell his wares. He was moved around for a while and finally given a spot downstairs near the escalator.

"They keep pushing me all over," he says. On some Saturday mornings, Pfeffer can be found upstairs demanding to know where his table has gone.

When he eventually does retire, you get the feeling the market, with all its regally hung sausage and finely displayed pastries, will run a little more smoothly.

There won't be any nasty second-hand smoke, gooey brown apple cores, or lively language from the likes of Albert Pfeffer.

Pity

Albert — Rholeen Stella Clark. Rholeen was born 1916, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 2003; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Rholeen Stella Pfeffer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-132703

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180226

Valentine married Louisa Riehl 18 Mar 1886, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada. Louisa was born 1863, , Germany; died 27 Mar 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Pfeffer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180238

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180240

George — Dorothea Mueller. Dorothea was born 14 Jan 1846, , Germany; died 19 Feb 1921, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dorothea Pfeffer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180241